Patience Cartwright (Gunslinger)
Stage Name: The Imp
Played By: Rina Haenze
Background: Patience is an ironically impatient, sharp-shooting gunslinger from El Paso. They have no appetite for bullies and attack perceived injustices with a fiery temper. Patience is a genderfluid polycule partner to Mickey and Caroline, but had to leave home due to a bit of trouble. They ride a horse named Rascal and carry a rifle named Truth, pistols named Mercy and Grace, and fighting knives names Justice and Righteousness.
Junction, Texas
Episode 1: Patience rode into camp in the evening and put on a shooting spectacular for a captivated crowd. Following the performance, an animal trainer (Viktor) told Patience that his prized snake Lucy had gone missing.
Episode 2: Patience greeted many of their admirers from the show, including Moni, at the Fair Shake Saloon. They retired to the upstairs hotel and were awakened that night by gunshots in a nearby room. Patience was shot through the door while investigating, and ultimately found self-proclaimed sheriff Jed standing over a dead drifter (Ginger). Aside from the bullet wound, the hobo’s body showed signs of opium use and carried an elixir bottle from the medicine show. Patience later attended Moni’s first performance, becoming the focal point of an acrobatic striptease. Patience seemed to earn the good graces of Professor Bleeker, but was asked to visit the mystic Dot Liggett by Moni’s side.
Episode 3: Patience and Moni met with Madame Liggett, but Moni was the subject of interest. They watched Moni fall into a deep state of dreaming during a spooky reading.
Episode 4: Patience and Moni met other new performers and Jimmy at the camp’s breakfast. They were whisked away by hobo Jesse to help resolve a situation at the train station. Patience helped free Milford from the water stop, by pulling on a rope secure to his legs. In the process they broke Milford’s legs and released hundreds of rats into Junction. Patience and their friends took minor bite injuries from the rats while Milford succumbed to his injuries.
Episode 5: Patience spoke to Doctor Diaz who was directing the removal of Milford’s body from the train station. They spotted another corpse in the doctor’s wagon and learned that this hobo was bludgeoned to death. Patience spotted purple velvet beneath the fingernails.
